Lean process design for assistive technology product to people with disabilities (PWD)
Background
Problems experienced by PWD using available assistive technology products:
High cost to acquire assistive technology products with good quality or well adapted to the PWD needs
Low quality and/or adaptability of standardized products to the PWD needs
Assistive Technology products abandonment by PWD due to changes in their needs, product performance problems and even the product acceptance lack etc.).
PhD candidate:Marcel de GOIS PINTO Université Grenoble-Alpes, Juin 2013 – Mai 2016 PhD supervisors: François VILLENEUVE, Guillaume THOMANN
Partnerships:
Research Process
Identify and evaluate design approaches used in the assistive products design
Start the development of a lean design method to assistive technology products conception
Evaluate or validate the method in order to verify its applicability (A2M, GI-Nova and enterprises)
Expected Results
Develop and test a design method for assistive technology products witch integrates the variables cost and product variability to enable adaptability to the PWD needs
Contribute with the development of companies, research institutes and others organizations motivated to develop assistive technology products for PWD
Consider a method that allows its utilization out of the assistive technology product design context.
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